tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916893495636077786.post5977300745412763658..comments2024-02-24T22:35:38.566-05:00Comments on Mill Swamp Indian Horse Views: Just Because x Is True Does Not Mean That 10 Times x Is TruerSteve Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05178816218499735580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916893495636077786.post-39784901636484530812015-12-19T20:12:49.084-05:002015-12-19T20:12:49.084-05:00I have read (I don't recall where, now) that m...I have read (I don't recall where, now) that most of the digestive problems experienced by older horses are the result of damage to the digestive tract that slowly accumulated due to parasite infestation over the live of the horse. If you want to have a healthy older horse, you must maintain good health throughout the life of the horse.DianneWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916893495636077786.post-89409387910616358332015-12-02T06:13:06.393-05:002015-12-02T06:13:06.393-05:00The problem with any sort of absolutism is that th...The problem with any sort of absolutism is that the perfect man is not always hard to find...but what happens when he gets a bellyache? <br /><br />"What bit do I....?" <br /><br />Oh...shut up and think. Start with the question, "do I even need a bit?" Go from there. <br />Should one deduce that question to he a pet peeve of mine...one would have much to go on. <br /><br />We struggle here, on occasion with modern technology, vice what really works. <br />There is a whole library full of great information, technique, and technology is the world of the horse....but that library is very much like a truffle...it is surrounded by 100 times the volume of...umm....garbage. <br />The trick is to distil what is useful from what is not. <br /><br />I believe it was Bill Dorrance said that the horse brings 90 percent of the physical strength to the game, and that the human must bring 90 percent of the mental to the game....this concept extends to care of the horse as well as training and riding.<br />Caveat Emptor Equus...<br />Lloyd<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670624425085315298noreply@blogger.com